Last week I told you how to conjure up a bunch of cool emoticons in Windows Phone 7.5. Here’s a bunch more to start playing with when you’re texting friends. (Miss last week’s list?)
By the way, it turns out the world of emoticons is more complex than you might have guessed. Because there isn’t a single
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We are pleased to announce that the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit—version 6.5—is now available for download.
The journey to the cloud is now smoother than ever with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 6.5 Beta. The MAP Toolkit’s new capabilities help users to securely assess heterogeneous IT environments while enabling
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Here’s a very personal secret about me. I’m going to write it here but you have to promise not to tell my family. Phew, this is tough to let out of the bag… I like stocking stuffers more than I like presents. Okay, I’ve said it – judge me as you will. It’s just that there are few things more
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Did you catch today’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show? Today’s show marked Day 3 in Ellen’s 12 Days of Giveaways (a segment she does regularly on her show). The theme of today’s segment was all about staying connected with your family and friends over the holidays.
In honor of today’s
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It’s December 5 – your holiday shopping is done, right? No? The Internet Explorer team is here to help.
As we first told you about a month ago, we’ve partnered with some of the coolest sites on the ‘net to give some free stuff to Internet Explorer 9 users! Even more of these great offers are now
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When I borrowed my dad’s computer this weekend I noticed something strange – it seemed as if every web site I browsed to was advertising a new car. I figured my dad was probably shopping for a vehicle – and I was right. It wasn’t a big deal that I found this out, but it would have ruined the surprise
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The Hotmail team got some great (and humbling) news recently – Hotmail was named best web application of 2011 by PC Magazine. We were particularly excited to see that people are taking notice of Hotmail’s war on Graymail and the work we’ve done this year to make Hotmail faster. There are
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It’s that time of year again and I’ve seen plenty of holiday lights go up. I’ve also seen some news stories about the extensive animated light displays people put together which got me wondering about the software and hardware they are using. I didn’t have to look far as I found a great example right here in Seattle. For 3
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Holiday parties: they’re fun when you’re a guest and a pain when you’re the host. But with a little planning and some help from your Windows Phone, you can survive (and enjoy) planning and hosting a holiday party with apps that make entertaining easy, fun and interactive.
Food
Whether you know what you want to serve or are like me and haven’t
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If you woke up this morning, checked your phone’s Office Hub, and didn’t see some of your OneNote notebooks or Office docs—don’t panic. As the Windows Live team explained on its blog yesterday, a recent SkyDrive upgrade is causing some Windows Phone owners to see a message saying their Office documents were deleted from the SkyDrive servers
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